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| January | |||
| Fri | 16 | Thredbo Blues Festival www.thredboblues.net.au | |
| Sat | 17 | Thredbo Blues Festival | |
| Sun | 18 | Thredbo Blues Festival | |
| Sat | 24 | 1:00 pm | St Andrews Hotel, Main Rd St Andrews 1pm Ph 97101201 www.standrewspub.com |
| Sat | 24 | 8:00 pm | Longboard Surf Bar 139 Pt Nepean Road Dromana Ph:5987 0733 |
| Thu | 29 | 7:00 pm | The Grand Hotel Yarra Glen, 7.00pm 19 Bell Street Ph: 9730 1230 www.yarraglengrand.com.au |
| Fri | 30 | 7.30pm | The Royal Hotel Loch , 2 Smith Street Ph 5659 4446 |
| Sat | 31 | 8.30pm | The Mount Dandenong Hotel, Olinda Ph 9751 1202 www.mountdandenonghotel.com.au |
| February | |||
| Sun | 1 | 5:00 pm | The Lomond Hotel 225 Nicholson Street Brunswick Ph 9380 1752 (with "The Blue Strings") |
| Sat | 7 | 8:00 pm | The Longboard Surf Bar Pt Nepean Road Dromana Ph 5987 0733 |
| Fri | 13 | Australian Blues Music Festival , Goulburn www.australianbluesmusicfestival.com.au | |
| Sat | 14 | Australian Blues Music Festival | |
| Sun | 15 | Australian Blues Music Festival | |
| Wed | 18 | 9:30 pm | The Clifton Hill Hotel 9.30pm www.cliftonhillhotel.com 89 Queens Pde Clifton Hill Ph 9489 8705 |
| Fri | 20 | Cobargo Folk Festival www.cobargofolkfestival.com | |
| Sat | 21 | Cobargo Folk Festival | |
| Sun | 22 | Cobargo Folk Festival | |
| Fri | 27 | 7:30 pm | Royal Hotel Loch Ph 5659 4446 |
| Sat | 28 | 8:00 pm | The Bodhi Tree Cafe, Maroondah Hwy, Healesville Ph. 5962 4407 |
| March | |||
| Sun | 1 | 2:00 pm | The Grand Hotel Yarra Glen, 2pm with "The Blue Strings" 19 Bell Street Ph 97301230 www.yarraglengrand.com.au
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| Fri | 6 | Port Fairy Folk Festival www.portfairyfolkfestival.com | |
| Sat | 7 | Port Fairy Folk Festival | |
| Sun | 8 | Port Fairy Folk Festival | |
| Sun | 15 | 1:00 pm | City of Kingston, Mordialloc By the Bay Fine Food Wine and Music Festival 1pm (with The Blue Strings)Mordialloc Foreshore |
| Fri | 20 | 7:30 pm | Berwick and District Folk Club www.badfolk.org at The Old Cheese Factory Berwick. 34 Homestead Road Berwick. |
| Sat | 21 | 3:00 pm | The Basin Music Festival www.thebasinmusic.org.au. The Oaktree Tavern. |
| Sat | 21 | 8:00 pm | The Longboard Surf Bar , 139 Pt Nepean Road Dromana Ph:5987 0733 |
| Sun | 22 | 2:00 pm | The Basin Music Festival www.thebasinmusic.org.au. The Forest on Acorn Restaurant |
| Sun | 22 | 5:00 pm | The Lomond Hotel 225 Nicholson Street, Brunswick with "The Blue Strings" |
| Fri | 27 | 7:00 pm | The Royal Hotel, Smith Street Loch www.royalhotelloch.com.au |
| Sat | 28 | 1:00 pm | St Andrews Hotel (with Pete Fidler) Main Road St Andrews www.standrewspub.com, Ph 97101201 |
| Sat | 29 | 8:00 pm | The Bodhi Tree Cafe, 317 Maroondah Highway Healesvile Ph 5962 4407 |
| April | |||
| Fri | 3 | 8:00 pm | Portland Arts Centre. In concert with Fiona Boyes. Tickets $25 & $20 Concession. Opening act Justin Carter. www.portlandcema.org.au/ |
| Sat | 4 | 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm | Martians Cafe, www.martianscafe.com.au 12 Lorne Road, Deans Marsh ph 5236 3350 |
| Thurs | 9 | 7:20 pm | Breizoz Acoustic Night. With opening act. 130 Nelson place Williamstown ph 9397 2300 |
| Sat | 11 | Rhythm Cafe, 3-5 Bridge Street,Foster Ph.56821612 (Dinner and Show) | |
| Sun | 12 | 1:30 pm | Nighthawk Blues, 114-116 Nepean Highway Mentone Ph:9583 8511 www.nighthawkblues.com |
| Sat | 25 | 8:00 pm | The Longboard Surf Bar, 139 Pt Nepean Rd Dromana Ph: 5987 0733. |
| May | |||
| Fri | 1 | 7:30 pm | The Hamilton Strand Restaurant, 100 Thompson Street Hamilton Ph 55719144 |
| Sat | 2 | The Grape Escape, Halls Gap. www.grampiansgrapeescape.com.au | |
| Sun | 3 | The Grape Escape. Halls Gap | |
| Sat | 9 | 1:00 pm | St Andrews Hotel , Main Road ph 97101201 (with Pete Fidler). www.standrewspub.com |
| Sat | 9 | 8:00 pm | The Longboard Surf Bar 139 Pt Nepean Rd Dromana Ph: 5987 0733 |
| Tue | 12 | TBA | The Ringwood Folk Club.www.vfmc.org.au East Ringwood Community Hall , Knaith Road, East Ringwood Ph 03) 9733 0802 |
| Sat | 16 | TBA | The Bodhi Tree Cafe, 317 Maroondah Hwy, Healesville 5962 4407 |
| Sun | 17 | 5:00 pm | The Westernport Hotel, 56785205. Address: 161 Marine Pde. San Remo |
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SOUTH AUSTRALIAN TOUR
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| Thu | 21 | 8:00 pm | Flanagans Irish Pub,6 Ferrers St, Mt Gambier Ph 87251671. |
| Fri | 22 | 8:00 pm | The Old Clarendon Inn, 36 Grants Gully Road Clarendon Ph 83836487 |
| Sat | 23 | 8:00 pm | Prince Albert Hotel, Gawler. Ph 8522 1865 |
| Sun | 24 | 4:00 pm | Adelaide, The Semaphore Workers Club 93 Esplanade 8449 9110, 4pm (with Lloyd Spiegel) |
| Sat | 30 | 8pm | The Boite World Music Cafe. www.boite.com.au 1Mark Street Nth Fitzroy (with support) |
| June | |||
| QUEENSLAND TOUR | |||
| Wed | 3 | 7:00 pm | Ipswich Civic Hall www.ipswichcivichall.com.au with Tim O'Brien ph:3810 6699 |
| Thu | 4 | 7:30 pm | The Lakeside Cafe, Botanic Gardens, Mt Coot-tha, Toowong ph Tim 38796802 (with Tim O'Brien) |
| Sat | 6 | 8:00 pm | Palmwoods Hotel, 28 Main Street Palmwoods (with Doc Span) Ph:5445 9003 |
| Sun | 7 | 2:30 pm | Currimundi Hotel. Sunshine Coast Jazz Club (with Doc Span) Ph:Ted 07 54916017 $20 |
| Sat | 13 | 1 pm | St Andrews Hotel (Andrew O'Grady on double bass) www.standrewspub.com |
| WESTERN AUSTRALIAN TOUR | |||
| Sun | 21 | 5:00 pm | Redcliffe on the Murray , 13 Sutton Street. Pinjarra Ph : 08 9531 3894 ,5pm www.myspace.com/redcliffeonthemurray |
| Tue | 23 | 9:00 pm | Perth Blues Club, Charles Hotel,509 Charles St, Nth Perth www.perthbluesclub.com |
| Wed | 24 | 8:00 pm | Indi Bar,23 Hastings Street Scarborough Ph:08 93411122 www.indianoceanhotel.com.au |
| Thu | 25 | 8:00 pm | Quindanning Tavern,Pinjarra-Williams Rd, Quindanning Ph: 08 9885 7053 www.quindanninghotel.com |
| Fri | 26 | 9:00 pm | Prince of Wales Hotel, Bunbury. 41 Stephen Street, Bunbury Ph: 08 9721 2016. |
| Sat | 27 | 2:00 pm | Colonial Brewery, Osmington Rd, Margaret River. Ph 08 9758 8177. |
| Sun | 28 | 3:00 pm | Settlers Tavern, 114 Bussell Highway Margaret River. Ph: 08 9757 2398 www.settlerstavern.com |
| July | |||
| NSW TOUR | |||
| Fri | 3 | TBA | The Illawarra Folk Club |
| Sat | 4 | TBA | The Shack, Sydney |
| Fri | 10 | 7:30 pm | Royal Mail Hotel, Loch |
| Sat | 11 | The Longboard Surf Bar, Dromana | |
| Thu | 16 | 8:00 pm | The Briagolong Hotel 8 - 10 Forbes Street, Briagolong ph: 5145 5202 |
| Sat | 18 | 1:00 pm | St Andrews Hotel, (with Pete Fidler) www.standrewspub.com |
| Sat | 18 | TBA | The Bodhi Tree Cafe, 317 Maroondah Hwy, Healesville ph 59624407 |
| Wed | 22 | 9:00 pm | The Clifton Hill Hotel |
| Sat | 25 | TBA | The Echuca Winter Blues Festival. Various venues. |
| Sun | 26 | TBA | The Echuca Winter Blues Festival. Various venues. |
| August | |||
| Sun | 2 | 4pm | The Drunken Poet www.myspace.com/drunkenpoets 65 Peel St, Nth Melbourne Ph 9348 9797 |
| NSW /ACT Tour | |||
| Thu | 6 | Lunchtime | Newcastle Uni Lunchtime in the Union |
| Fri | 7 | 7:00 pm | The Empire Theatre, Bowral. Ph Venue 48614676 or 48614900 (with special guest acts) for Bowral's Folk Blues and Beyond |
| Sat | 8 | 7:30 pm | Fairlight Folk Acoustic Lounge. 3 William Street Fairlight (with The Yearlings) www.fairlight.com |
| Sun | 9 | 3:00 pm | Canberra. Southern Cross Yacht Club.Mariner Place, Lotus bay,Yarralumla Ph 02 62731784 |
| Sat | 15 | 3pm-6pm | The Melbourne Folk Club, The Grandview Hotel 47 Pearson St, West Brunswick, Ph 93506116 www.folkvictoria.org.au/melbournefolkclub |
| Sat | 22 | 1:00 pm | St Andrews Hotel (with Chris Bitcon) Ph 97101201 www.standrewspub.com |
| Fri | 28 | 8:00 pm | Acoustic Guitar Spectacular, The Emerald Room, Clifton Hill Hotel with Michael Fix and Paul Wookey Tix $20 www.cliftonhillhotel.com Ph 94898705 for bookings |
| Sun | 30 | 2:30 pm | Cardinia Cultural Centre www.cardinia.vic.gov.au Pakenham. With Michael Fix and Matthew Fagan |
| September | |||
| USA Tour 2009 | |||
| Thurs | 10 | 7:00 pm | Superior, Nebraska. 4th Street Junction www.4thstreetjunction.com. Ph:402 879 4386 |
| Fri | 11 | 8:00 pm | Manhattan, Kansas. www.manhattanarts.org Birdhouse Concert Series. Ph: 785 537 4420 |
| Sat | 12 | TBA | Onaga, Kansas. Fairground Pavilion. |
| Sun | 13 | 6.30pm | Attwood, Kansas, House Concert at www.beavercreek.org. Ph: 785 538 2363. 2pm |
| Mon | 14 | 7:30 pm | Hays, Kansas, Cafe Semolino. Ph: 785 621 2520 |
| Tues | 15 | 7:30 pm | Emporia Kansas, The Granada Theatre www.emporiagranada.com. Ph: 620-342-3342 |
| Thurs | 17 | 6:00 pm | Las Cruces,New Mexico, St Clair Winery and Bistro. |
| Fri | 18 | 7:30 pm | Tucson Arizona, Greenfire Music, www.greenfireonline.org |
| Sat | 19 | 8:00 pm | Phoenix Arizona, Fiddlers Dream www.fiddlersdream.org |
| Sun | 20 | TBA | TBA |
| Mon | 21 | TBA | TBA |
| Wed | 23 | 6:00 pm | Albuquerque, New Mexico, St Clair's Winery and Bistro www.stclairvineyards.com . Ph: 505-243-9916 |
| Thur | 24 | 7:00 pm | House Concert, Norman OK. Ph: 405 823 8343 or email rj.champion@hotmail.com |
| Fri | 25 | 8:00 pm | Kansas City, Kansas, House Concert. email: bob-diana73@sbcglobal.net (Bob or Diana) for reservations. |
| Sat | 26 | 7.30pm | Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, Concert at the Emma Chase www.emmachasecafe.com evening. Also performing: Dan Bliss ! |
| Sun | 27 | 7:30 pm | Great Bend, Kansas, The Back Room www.bartonarts.org |
| Mon | 28 | 7:00 pm | Wichita/Derby, Woodland Lakes Community Centre.770 S.Greenwich Road, Wichita |
| Tue | 29 | 7:00 pm | Winfield Kansas. College Hill Coffee www.collegehillcoffee.com |
| Wed | 30 | 8:00 pm | St Joseph Missouri, St Joseph Music Foundation Concert at The Benton Club www.stjosephmusicfoundation.org |
| October | |||
| Thur | 1 | - | St Joseph Missouri, St Joseph Music Foundation Guitar Workshop at Cafe Acoustic www.stjosephmusicfoundation.org |
| Fri | 2 | TBA | TBA |
| Sat | 3 | 7:00 pm | Kansas City Kansas (Leawood) House Concert. For bookings contact Cynthia at mosaicguitar@mac.com and visit www.mosaicguitar.com |
| Sun | 4 | 7:00 pm | Arkansas City, Kansas. Hat Creek House Concert www.myspace.com/hatcreekhomeconcerts
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| Tue | 6 | TBA | Little Rock Arkansas, Arkansas River Blues Society. Juanita's Bar www.myspace.com/arriverbluessociety
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| Wed | 7 | TBA | Little Rock Arkansas, House Concert TBA
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| Thur | 8 | 9:30 pm | Maxines, Hot Springs, Arkansas also app.Brian Martin http://www.myspace.com/maxineslive
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| Fri | 9 | 7:00 pm | Blytheville Arkansas. http://walls.southpemiscot.com/osusanna.htm O'Susanna House Concert Series
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| Sat | 10 | TBA | TBA
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| Sun | 11 | TBA | TBA |
| Sun | 18 | 6.30pm | The Drunken Poet, 65 Peel Street, West Melbourne Tel. 9348 9797 |
| Sat | 24 | 7:30 pm | Paynesville Yacht Club |
| Fri | 30 | 7:30 pm | Royal Hotel, Smith St, Loch. www.royalhotelloch.com.au |
| Sat | 31 | 4:00 pm | Healesville Festival, Healesville. |
| Sat | 31 | 7:30 pm | Bohdi Tree Cafe, 307 Maroondah Hwy, Healesville. Ph: 59624407 |
| November | |||
| Sun | 1 | 5:30 pm | The Lomond Hotel, 225 Nicholson St, Brunswick. with "The Bluestrings". PH 93801752 |
| Thu | 5 | 8:00 pm | Flanagans Irish Pub,6 Ferrers St, Mt Gambier Ph 08 87251671 |
| Fri | 6 | 7:30 pm | The Hamilton Strand,100 Thompson St, Hamilton Ph 55719144 |
| Sat | 7 | 8:00 pm | Mac's Hotel,41 Bentinck St, Portland Ph 55232188 |
| Sun | 8 | 2:00 pm | Bridgewater Bay Beach Cafe, Cape Bridgewater Ph:55267155 |
| Fri-Sun | 13-15 | Bridgetown Blues Festival, Bridgetown WA www.bluesatbridgetown.com | |
| Sat | 21 | 1 pm | St Andrews Hotel, Main Rd St Andrews Ph 97101201 |
| Sun | 29 | 2:30 pm | Maldon Blues Club, Maldon Hotel www.maldonbluesclub.org.au |
| December | |||
| DEC 1-6 : WA Tour | |||
| Tue | 1 | 9pm | Perth Blues Club. Charles Hotel, 509 Charles Street, North Perth Ph:94441051
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| Wed | 2 | 10.30pm | Mojos Bar, Fremantle Blues Club 237 Queen Victoria Street Ph 94304010 |
| Thu | 3 | 9.30pm | Esplanade Hotel, Marine Tce, Busselton Ph 97521078 |
| Fri | 4 | 4pm | Bridgetown, Bridgetown Memorial Park Ph 97612921 |
| Sat | 5 | 2pm | Margaret River, Colonial Brewery Osmington Rd Ph 97588177 |
| Sun | 6 | 4pm | Margaret River, Settlers Tavern 114 Bussel Hwy Ph 97572398 |
| Fri | 11 | 8pm | The Old Clarendon Inn,Grants Gully Road Clarendon SA www.oldclarendoninn.com.au |
| Sat | 12 | TBA | The Wheatsheaf Inn Restaurant , 2 Sunnydale Road East Gawler TBA. PH 8523 5588 |
| Sun | 13 | Semaphore Workers Club, 93 Esplanade Semaphore SA Ph 84499110 | |
| Wed | 16 | Clifton Hill Hotel, 89 Queens Pde 9pm www.cliftonhillhotel.com | |
| Sun | 20 | 4pm | Oaktree Tavern , Forest Road The Basin Ph 9761 0944 |
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